Jesus Christ/
Incarnation

Advocates of a kenotic Christology say the Son of God set aside certain divine
attributes when He became incarnate. Such is impossible, for then He would
not be fully God and could not save us. John Calvin comments, “Christ, indeed ...Read More

The christological debates of the early church can be hard to keep track of, but there is one important conclusion from them that we can easily remember, namely, that Jesus’ humanity is as important to our salvation as His deity ...Read More

Without the incarnation of Christ, we could by no means have any hope in
this world. Our merciful God has seen fit not to let His creation languish in
the fall but has sent His own Son not only to ...Read More

Jesus is the “Prince of Peace” for all those who come to Him on His terms. Sometimes, however, we find that we are not at peace with those who refuse to follow Him. This is because the Prince of Peace ...Read More

In His humiliation, Christ fulfilled God’s intent for man to be the perfect ruler of the earth. Christ is highly exalted and will one day enable us to rule with Him. As you go about your daily business, thank ...Read More

One of the greatest mysteries of the faith is the Incarnation. How Jesus could be both fully God and fully man at the same time is incomprehensible to us. Though we cannot fully explain it, we know that God knows ...Read More

As followers of Christ, we must contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints (Jude 3). Yet in so doing, we must be careful about going to the opposite extreme, for we often commit other errors when we ...Read More

Some people may protest that it does not seem fair for Jesus to have died
only for the sins of some and not for the sins of all. If we find ourselves thinking
this way, then we need to take ...Read More

Christians know that Christ has already destroyed the devil and the power of death that he held. Because of this, we know that physical death will one day be eliminated as well. Thank Christ for His victory over the devil ...Read More

Our Savior was truly tempted. Yet, He never gave in to sin. Because He
succeeded, the glorified Christ, both in His humanity and in His deity, is able
to give us just what we need to stand firm against the ...Read More

Scripture tells us again and again that God delights to humble those who have exalted themselves and exalt those who have humbled themselves. His choice of Bethlehem is an example of this principle. The Lord chose a small, overlooked town ...Read More

One of the things that makes Jesus the Messiah greater than even David himself is His righteousness in judging the poor and deciding with equity for “the meek of the earth” (Isa. 11:4). Christ is the incomparably noble and ...Read More

Question and answer 35 of the Heidelberg Catechism tell us that the virgin
birth demonstrates how God could truly unite Himself to a true human nature
but remain unstained by sin in the process. This miracle of the incarnation
is ...Read More

As the early church grappled with heretics of various sorts, the orthodox were united on the absolute necessity of the full deity and full humanity of Jesus Christ. They realized that only God Himself could rescue us from our desperate ...Read More

Matthew Henry explains in his commentary on today’s passage that Christ
“has given us evidence of our resurrection from the dead.” We are confident
that we have a share in the full blessings of the age to come because ...Read More